Facts About Colm Meaney!

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  1. Mr Silver

    Mr Silver Commodore Newbie

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    FACT: During the Paramount wrap party for DS9, Colm Meaney was presented with a crate filled with the following for his contributions to the show...

    - 1 Rolex Watch
    - 3 Bottles of Dom Perignon Champagne
    - 1 Basket of Atlantic Lobsters
    - The combined Frequent Flyer Miles of the entire production crew
    - A signed photo of Tom Cruise
    - 1 Bottle of 50 year old Irish Malt Whiskey
    - The Keys to Rick Berman's Convertable
    - 1 Box of Handmade Belgian Chocolates
    - 1 18ct Gold Starfleet Insignia
    - A Priority Pass to a Personal Driving Space at Paramount Studios
    - A Box containing several flavours of Star Trek Coffee
    - The entire collection of O'Brien Action Figures
    - The complete Leonard Nimoy discography
    - William Shatner's toupee
    - A Box of Isolinear Chips
    - Odo's Bucket
    - 12oz of Truffles
    - A Crate of Beluga Caviar

    And many more items that aren't listed.
     
  2. RandyS

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    I'm not sure this one counts. In that episode, both Picard and Data clearly refer to O'Brien as "Colm", suggesting that Meany was not playing O'Brien.
     
  3. Mr. Laser Beam

    Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    ^ They're calling him 'Conn' (his function on the bridge), not Colm.
     
  4. The Wormhole

    The Wormhole Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    As noted above, they called him "Conn" and indeed I thnk that's what he's listed as in the credits. All Good Things clearly establishes that "Conn" in indeed O'Brien.

    Besides, I said Colm Meaney can wear a red shirt and survive, not O'Brien. So whatever he may have been called in Farpoint, my point still stands.
     
  5. Sir Rhosis

    Sir Rhosis Commodore Commodore

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    Colm Meany dislikes misheard dialogue. Dislikes it a lot...
     
  6. RandyS

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    Me too, which is why I'm gonna start watching with the CC on, despite the fact that I'm not deaf.

    Mostly.

    For example, after reading your replies, I played that scene again with the CC on, and even though the word "Conn" DOES appear onscreen, I still hear "Colm".
     
  7. Gary7

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    ^ Yeah, I don't recall any other time a person was referred to as "Conn"... only "you have the Conn," not "you, Conn". ;)
     
  8. Admiral Shran

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    FACT: Colm Meaney doesn't like to see others suffer and so is upset when people subject themselves to Encounter at Farpoint.
     
  9. xortex

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    Colm Meaney wears a kilt to sleep at night.
     
  10. Satyrquaze

    Satyrquaze Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Innapropriate post of the day...

    I think I just offended myself.
     
  11. KHAAAN

    KHAAAN Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    FACT: Colm Meaney wrote the first draft of City on the Edge of Forever at the age of twelve, but gave it to Harlan Ellison because he thought he needed the break.
     
  12. Mr. Laser Beam

    Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Colm Meaney kilt him a b'ar when he was only three.
     
  13. sojourner

    sojourner Admiral In Memoriam

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    ^To this day that bear gets laughed at by other bears for wearing a dress.
     
  14. rahullak

    rahullak Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Colm Meaney made Vreenak say "IT'S REAL!" and Sisko say "IT's A FAAAAKE!"
     
  15. barnaclelapse

    barnaclelapse Commodore Commodore

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    Colm Meaney wrote "The Jungle", and doesn't really have an opinion about it. He's glad it's a staple of the American public school system though.
     
  16. Sir Rhosis

    Sir Rhosis Commodore Commodore

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    Ellison, however, changed Meany's script in one small detail. Meany wanted Kirk to save Edith, but Ellison changed it so that the captain froze in indecision. It created a rift between the two, and they have not spoken to this day. Proof? Have you ever seen Ellison and Meany in the same photograph?!

    Sir Rhosis
     
  17. KHAAAN

    KHAAAN Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    Compelling evidence, I agree.

    (Little-known) FACT: Colm Meaney is the love child of John F Kennedy and Mother Theresa

    FACT: Colm Meaney still holds the record for the highest-grossing album of spoken-word versions of Broadway show tunes ever released.

    FACT: Colm Meaney can turn wine into water, using only his own kidneys.

    FACT: Originally, the film Star Trek: Nemesis was intended to feature Picard and co fighting against a Romulan clone of Chief O'Brien...until Colm Meaney accurately pointed out that in this scenario there was no way the Enterprise crew could possibly win without it looking like a cop-out.

    FACT: Plus the O'Brien wig he had to wear, hand-crafted from solid brass wire, made actor Tom Hardy come out in an unsightly scalp-rash.
     
  18. inflatabledalek

    inflatabledalek Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    FACT: Colm Meaney was the inspiration for the song I Kissed A Girl. And he did indeed, like it.
     
  19. RandyS

    RandyS Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Colm Meany loves it when his fans talk about Colm Meany.
     
  20. The Dominion

    The Dominion Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Colm Meany knew someone who was moidered.
     
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